Forum8 Rally Japan 2026

Forum8 Rally Japan 2026


28. 05. 2026 - 01. 06. 2026

Armstrong Jon
95
Jon Armstrong
Shane Byrne
IRL
IRL
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team
Ford Puma Rally1
P1
RC1
IRL
IRL
Byrne Shane
SS
After SS
SS SS name Length [km] Time Order in SS Diff. leader
(s/km)
Aver. speed Order after SS Total time Diff. leader Penalty
1 Asuke 1 12.9 00:07:48.1 11. 00:00:19.1
1.48
99.21 11. 00:07:48.1 00:00:19.1
2 Isegami's Tunnel 1 24.29 00:19:50.7 10. 00:00:50.5
2.08
73.44 9. 00:27:38.8 00:01:08.5
3 Inabu/Shitara 1 17.08 00:11:03.6 9. 00:00:20.7
1.21
92.66 9. 00:38:42.4 00:01:29.2
4 Asuke 2 12.9 00:07:23.3 9. 00:00:12.8
0.99
104.76 9. 00:46:05.7 00:01:39.4
5 Isegami's Tunnel 2 24.29 00:18:59.3 9. 00:00:44.3
1.82
76.75 9. 01:05:05.0 00:02:23.7
6 Inabu/Shitara 2 17.08 00:10:42.9 9. 00:00:20.1
1.18
95.64 9. 01:15:47.9 00:02:40.9
7 Obara 1 16.44 00:10:20.1 9. 00:00:20.6
1.25
95.44 9. 01:26:08.0 00:02:58.3
8 Ena 1 21.16 00:15:21.6 9. 00:00:21.3
1.01
82.66 9. 01:41:29.6 00:03:19.6
9 Mt. Kasagi 1 19.32 00:12:57.2 8. 00:00:22.5
1.16
89.49 9. 01:54:26.8 00:03:38.8
10 Mt. Kasagi 2 19.32 00:12:49.7 8. 00:00:19.5
1.01
90.36 8. 02:07:16.5 00:03:52.8
11 Ena 2 21.16 00:15:18.5 8. 00:00:20.4
0.96
82.94 8. 02:22:35.0 00:04:11.1
12 Obara 2 16.44 00:10:17.2 8. 00:00:17.5
1.06
95.89 8. 02:32:52.2 00:04:28.6
13 Fujioka SSS 1 3.19 00:01:54.7 7. 00:00:04.3
1.35
100.12 8. 02:34:46.9 00:04:31.6
14 Fujioka SSS 2 3.19 00:01:52.4 8. 00:00:03.8
1.19
102.17 8. 02:36:39.3 00:04:33.7
15 Nukata 1 20.49 00:12:13.4 8. 00:00:21.0
1.02
100.58 8. 02:48:52.7 00:04:52.6
16 Lake Mikawako 1 13.98 00:08:57.8 9. 00:00:17.0
1.22
93.58 8. 02:57:50.5 00:05:06.9
17 Kuragaike SSS 1 2.56 00:02:00.3 12. 00:00:04.5
1.76
76.61 8. 02:59:50.8 00:05:10.2
18 Kuragaike SSS 2 2.56 00:01:58.9 9. 00:00:04.4
1.72
77.51 8. 03:01:49.7 00:05:13.5
19 Nukata 2 20.49 00:12:07.8 7. 00:00:22.8
1.11
101.35 8. 03:13:57.5 00:05:28.5
20 Lake Mikawako 2 (Power Stage) 13.98 00:08:55.7 10. 00:00:19.5
1.40
93.93 8. 03:22:53.2 00:05:45.2
Information
Date and time SS Information
31.05.2026 22:05 20 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): It's good to be at the finish. We haven't quite had the pace we had in Croatia, just not been able to get close as that. Still good to drive these cars for the final time on tarmac. The tyre started to go away on the front. Still - fantastic to drive these cars on tarmac. We almost got a stage win in Croatia and I'm sure we can still keep improving. Need to come back stronger now on gravel.
31.05.2026 22:05 19 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): It is more familiar and I can keep a good rhythm and know how much to ask of the tyre. It is little bit more tricky when you are on the wider road and with smooth tarmac. I think we are somtimes under driving and sometimes over driving A pretty ok run.
31.05.2026 22:05 18 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): This one is not too bad, In the first pass I was drifting a bit too maybe. This time I tried to be clean. It is quite a fun stage. We need these to break up the longer stages.
31.05.2026 22:05 16 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): In the middle of the stage coming into a medium speed corner the braking was a bit dicey so I tried to shave one of those orange fences. I clipped it a bit. It was a tricky feeling in there. Let's see if we can improve it.
31.05.2026 21:05 15 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): Not too bad. I quite enjoyed the narrow bits which is to be expected. The wide bits are more tricky. Finding the apex I'm struggling with. Not too bad. It is kinda where we thought we would be.
30.05.2026 23:05 14 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): These cars are mega and even this stage is very fast. I wouldn’t call it an SSS because there’s proper roads. The speeds we get up in these cars and the aero works is just mega. We’re improving a bit and focusing on that. Looking forward to tomorrow.
30.05.2026 23:05 12 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): This one wasn't too bad. Today hasn't been quite as humid so we are getting bit more air flow coming into the car which is good. I'm actually getting happy with the car. We still need to improve the pace but enjoying yourself is half the battle.
30.05.2026 23:05 11 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): It was good. There was some good steps forward with the set up. It was maybe the first stage where the rhythm felt a bit normal. We are making good progress. This is part of the game and we are learning all the time. It is good we are advancing.
30.05.2026 23:05 9 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): We just missed the braking coming into a five right into a very slow corner so we went bit wide and touched a bank. Thankfully there is no damage. It was a bit frustrating. It was a bit of a lapse of concentration.
30.05.2026 23:05 8 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): We made a bit of improvement for this stage, just to try and keep the weight on the back a little bit more. So it seemed to be working a lot better, especially towards the end on the downhill with all the twisty corners. So yeah, I think it was okay and we're going in the right direction.
30.05.2026 22:05 7 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): We done what we could, to be fair. The feeling wasn't great in the twisty parts, and you couldn't really push too much on the faster bits. We're just on the nose all the time. Pretty hard to keep the car off the front, so we'll see if we can maybe make some setup changes for the next one, but it's not so easy, but we're trying our best.
29.05.2026 15:05 6 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): I think I'm just too sweaty and i keep breaking the intercom with my sweat. I can still hear roughly and Ilm not in a good rhythm because if that. We juts tried to get through and not drop too much time.
29.05.2026 15:05 5 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): I don't think it was the correct choice in the end. the softs seemed to go off early and we didn't have the precision, so we were limited on corner speed. It is hard to have a good run nowadays. We need to keep improving.
29.05.2026 14:05 4 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): I ran out of grip towards the end of the stage and I touched the armco. I'm trying to drive faster and it was a better stage for us There is still some ways we can improve the performance but sometimes you can get surprises like that.
29.05.2026 04:05 3 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): There is obviously time to be made being efficient and neat and tidy. We are trying our best to get through.
29.05.2026 04:05 2 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): It is obviously very slippy. I was trying to drive neat and tidy at the beginning. It was tricky coming down the hill. Tough stage, It is one of the stages that is evolving with the pollution being dragged out. It is our first time through and there is a million corners.
29.05.2026 04:05 1 flash info (95 - Armstrong Jon / Byrne Shane): It was quite tricky to be fair. There were a lot of damp places. I was probably being a bit too careful in those sections. You have to have the grip under you for those sections. We were thinking it would start to dry out but it is not drying out as quicker as we were hoping for.